You've already held it for 10+ years. Could it be profound in another 10? Probably, yes, judging by what I've experienced with another few 20+ year old Taurasis. This seems to have plenty of stuffing to go that distance. I'm rating my last bottle for today. If someone drinks this at age 20+ and rates it 95+, please message me so that I know. Although I finished this 6-pack, I'm still aging my 2008 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici Riserva Antonio for the long haul. Picked that horse over this one to go long.
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Extremely rustic at 12 years of age. Think burnt campfire logs. Workable now if you have the right food, mood, and/or temperature (winter!). It paired great for us with a peppercorn steak dish. I wish I knew what this will evolve into at age 25. It may take that long for secondary flavor development, as it is aging at a glacial pace.
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For me, this both feels and tastes like drinking fine graphite, or alternatively, volcanic scree ground to a similar texture. There's very little fresh fruit; at best, it's fully dried red and black berries. Medium bodied. This became smooth, even elegant, after 45 minutes of air. It would go exceptionally well with a simply-prepared, sauce-less lean filet of beef or bison. Given the slow pace at which this has evolved, it may require many more years for secondary flavors to take over. It's smooth and drinkable now. Recommended.
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Tasted over 3 hrs -nearly opaque deep purple red -rich dark berry -med/med+ acidity provides excellent lift, med weight highly concentrated dark berry fruit pine spice earth, noticeable but not intrusive wood, med chewy tannins -excellent with some upside
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This one is all about the nose. Damp earth, spice and high toned dark fruits highlight. Palate is a little more reticent, but still nice. Dry and acidic (obviously). Quite a youngster at age 10.
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Decanted for 1h at Daniel. Beautiful black fruit, blackberries mostly on the palate, soft tannins and acid finish. Very accessible. The tannins were surprisingly mild for such a young taurasi. Overall the impression was of a light to medium bodied red - not what I was expecting! This paired well with the later courses in the tasting menu, including the wagyu.
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Tasted blind. Medium (+) ruby intensity, with very little sign of aging. The nose is clean, with black fruit, red flowers, spice, tarry minerals and herbs. The palate is dry but with really nice black fruit. The acidity, tannins, minerality and alcohol (14%) are all is medium (+). It is drinking very well now but is likely to improve over the next 3 to 10 years. This is a very impressive wine at a very reasonable price.
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Tuesday Night Double Blind $50+ (Alpharetta, GA): 2nd bottle; dark core with maroon rim; reduced as heck, white pepper, burning tire, currant, spicy red fruit, cranberry; liqueur, cherry, volcanic, some grip, sweet fruit; was on Nerello due to the sweet sappy fruit and volcanic character- color didn't make sense though; I have seen so many variations of this bottle from flawed to tasting like it was just bottled to absolutely delicious.
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brett and VA are notcable, and alcohol sticks ut a bit too. gorgeous black plum and sandalwood, baby powder notes. elevated tannins, but theyre ripe and powerful, not drying. the VA gives a touch of red fruit to the wine
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This non-reserve wine was tasted beside far more expensive and famous Aglianico wines of Mastroberardino, as well as top notch Aglianicos other than from Taurasi, and drove home two points. First, it is decisively better that the other appellations. Second, this non-reserve wine is a prime example of one of the most coveted and rare combinations - a wine that is truly great and a great value. Dark red color with a smell that is bright, refreshing, and a fruity blackberry and black cherry. What made this 2009 distinctively superior is the combination of powerful structure with richness The flavors are demonstrably bright, concentrated, and delicious, and are way too young to appreciate fully but have all the stuffing to become even greater with 10 more years of aging.
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Russk. K&A's Aglianico tasting. One of the WOTN. I brought. Recognized it from last time blind. See my prior note. The top wines of the night were all this producer. Get more. The Radici Riserva (white label) is not significantly better.
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Russk. Stacole tasting at the Moore building. Great balance and mouth feel. One of my favorites from my favorite table. Get more approximately $40 wholesale.
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Dark Chocolate covered Espresso bean stuffed sour cherry, wrapped in ripe plum skin, dusted with powered chocolate, then dropped on a freshly tarred driveway.
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Ordered from wine list at La Sirena in NYC - decanted and poured to glass. Dark ruby color in glass. Aromas of dark fruits and plum. On the palate this has those typical Taurasi flavors of plum, dark berries and volcanic minerals with a lot of tannin. The finish is nice and long. The last glass which spent most time in the decanter is best. I think this is still to young so if opening now - give it air time. Paired with pici pasta with sausage and escarole and polpette.
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Avellino is considered the little Switzerland to the residents. Meaning that they get allot of snow and this is a distinct climate. And the cheeses and cuisines are different. 75% of the area is mountains, so lots of water and slopes. Even though Napoli is only 20 km away it can also be 20 points difference in temperature at night.
Taurasi is a small village within this sub-region. 100% Aglianico, but two types. One that comes from Montemarano, which is the farthest part on the southwest. This is the place that gives the wine their long aging potential. The other is Mirabella Edano, which makes the wine pretty (I think I got that). Mixed together in french barrique oak and large cask oak. 24 months in barrels and 12 in bottle. Potential for aging is 25 years.
Black cherry but with flowery violet lift on the nose. Very generous in fruit and up front, soft on the mid palate, but then carves out on the back with a clear and persistent minerality.
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dark plum red, medium clarity, ruby hue Nose: deep berries, earth, white pepper, bay leaf, leather, cola, tannins, oak Pal: deep berries, leather, silver, black pepper, earth, clove, bay leaf, herbs, cola, tannins, oak Feel: full, savory, acidic Finish: medium, long T8 (could be a 9, tannins can burn off)
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March 22, 2015 - Väldigt typiskt italienskt på många vis med mörka körsbär, cassis, tranbär och kakao, samt lite antydan till stall, tjära och dill i bakgrunden. Det känns slutet och allt annat än öppet och inbjudande idag. I munnen är det tjurigt och ungt med syrlig och aningen bitter frukt med kraftiga tanniner och kropp runt medel.
Ett riktigt bra vin för framtiden möjligen, men idag så känns det lite under förväntan med tanke på pris och det saknar möjligen lite intensitet och komplexitet. Drack det till hemmagjord pizza igår med massor av vitlök och bacon, men det var nog inte den bästa kombinationen direkt.
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10/8/2023 - RussK wrote: 92 Points
One of my WOTNs for the Volcanic Eruption Tasting, second only to the 1998. 92+ pts
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2/2/2022 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 91 Points
You've already held it for 10+ years. Could it be profound in another 10? Probably, yes, judging by what I've experienced with another few 20+ year old Taurasis. This seems to have plenty of stuffing to go that distance. I'm rating my last bottle for today. If someone drinks this at age 20+ and rates it 95+, please message me so that I know. Although I finished this 6-pack, I'm still aging my 2008 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici Riserva Antonio for the long haul. Picked that horse over this one to go long.
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9/29/2021 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 92 Points
Extremely rustic at 12 years of age. Think burnt campfire logs. Workable now if you have the right food, mood, and/or temperature (winter!). It paired great for us with a peppercorn steak dish. I wish I knew what this will evolve into at age 25. It may take that long for secondary flavor development, as it is aging at a glacial pace.
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4/27/2021 - kend707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Solid 92 after a 5 hour decant,
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4/22/2021 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 93 Points
For me, this both feels and tastes like drinking fine graphite, or alternatively, volcanic scree ground to a similar texture. There's very little fresh fruit; at best, it's fully dried red and black berries. Medium bodied. This became smooth, even elegant, after 45 minutes of air. It would go exceptionally well with a simply-prepared, sauce-less lean filet of beef or bison. Given the slow pace at which this has evolved, it may require many more years for secondary flavors to take over. It's smooth and drinkable now. Recommended.
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1/17/2021 - Tony Simo Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lots of earth and rustic tannins. Rustic in a good way, well structured. Long finish. Will age at least another decade.
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10/3/2020 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:
Tasted over 3 hrs
-nearly opaque deep purple red
-rich dark berry
-med/med+ acidity provides excellent lift, med weight highly concentrated dark berry fruit pine spice earth, noticeable but not intrusive wood, med chewy tannins
-excellent with some upside
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1/15/2020 - pren wrote:
第一天,醒酒一小时。气味典型,温暖,非常好,半小时后更好。口感也很好。是个优雅的酒。第二天,只有影子了。
九十一分。
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2/7/2019 - gmbdds wrote: 91 Points
This one is all about the nose. Damp earth, spice and high toned dark fruits highlight. Palate is a little more reticent, but still nice. Dry and acidic (obviously). Quite a youngster at age 10.
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1/20/2019 - Winedog1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Impressive wine at a reasonable price.
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1/5/2019 - fc1910 Likes this wine:
An Italian Night at Hamburg (Silo 16, Hamburg-Harburg Harbour, Germany): I do like this wines from the south of Italy, but not having tried them for a long time, stunning dense, black and red cassis all the way, enormously vibrant, energetic mineralic long finish, **(*+ -?), 90- 92
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11/23/2017 - DarinC Likes this wine:
Consistent with my notes on 1/17/2017.
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7/23/2017 - RussK wrote: 92 Points
Russk. This was the wine of the flight in my Wizards flight of Mastroberardino.
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5/30/2017 - skurtz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for 1h at Daniel. Beautiful black fruit, blackberries mostly on the palate, soft tannins and acid finish. Very accessible. The tannins were surprisingly mild for such a young taurasi. Overall the impression was of a light to medium bodied red - not what I was expecting! This paired well with the later courses in the tasting menu, including the wagyu.
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4/27/2017 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted blind. Medium (+) ruby intensity, with very little sign of aging. The nose is clean, with black fruit, red flowers, spice, tarry minerals and herbs. The palate is dry but with really nice black fruit. The acidity, tannins, minerality and alcohol (14%) are all is medium (+). It is drinking very well now but is likely to improve over the next 3 to 10 years. This is a very impressive wine at a very reasonable price.
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3/28/2017 - Rezy13 wrote:
Tuesday Night Double Blind $50+ (Alpharetta, GA): 2nd bottle; dark core with maroon rim; reduced as heck, white pepper, burning tire, currant, spicy red fruit, cranberry; liqueur, cherry, volcanic, some grip, sweet fruit; was on Nerello due to the sweet sappy fruit and volcanic character- color didn't make sense though; I have seen so many variations of this bottle from flawed to tasting like it was just bottled to absolutely delicious.
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3/28/2017 - Rezy13 wrote: flawed
Tuesday Night Double Blind $50+ (Alpharetta, GA): VA and corked
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3/12/2017 - vintage_whine wrote:
brett and VA are notcable, and alcohol sticks ut a bit too. gorgeous black plum and sandalwood, baby powder notes. elevated tannins, but theyre ripe and powerful, not drying. the VA gives a touch of red fruit to the wine
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1/12/2017 - DarinC Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great structure and purity. Needed a lot of time in the glass to develop. Will age well.
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11/21/2016 - Mossrose wrote: 94 Points
This non-reserve wine was tasted beside far more expensive and famous Aglianico wines of Mastroberardino, as well as top notch Aglianicos other than from Taurasi, and drove home two points. First, it is decisively better that the other appellations. Second, this non-reserve wine is a prime example of one of the most coveted and rare combinations - a wine that is truly great and a great value. Dark red color with a smell that is bright, refreshing, and a fruity blackberry and black cherry. What made this 2009 distinctively superior is the combination of powerful structure with richness The flavors are demonstrably bright, concentrated, and delicious, and are way too young to appreciate fully but have all the stuffing to become even greater with 10 more years of aging.
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11/19/2016 - RussK wrote: 92 Points
Russk. K&A's Aglianico tasting. One of the WOTN. I brought. Recognized it from last time blind. See my prior note. The top wines of the night were all this producer. Get more. The Radici Riserva (white label) is not significantly better.
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9/17/2016 - RussK wrote: 92 Points
Russk. Stacole tasting at the Moore building. Great balance and mouth feel. One of my favorites from my favorite table. Get more approximately $40 wholesale.
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6/11/2016 - BarnyardFunk wrote: 92 Points
Dark Chocolate covered Espresso bean stuffed sour cherry, wrapped in ripe plum skin, dusted with powered chocolate, then dropped on a freshly tarred driveway.
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5/27/2016 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 91 Points
Ordered from wine list at La Sirena in NYC - decanted and poured to glass. Dark ruby color in glass. Aromas of dark fruits and plum. On the palate this has those typical Taurasi flavors of plum, dark berries and volcanic minerals with a lot of tannin. The finish is nice and long. The last glass which spent most time in the decanter is best. I think this is still to young so if opening now - give it air time. Paired with pici pasta with sausage and escarole and polpette.
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5/2/2016 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Avellino is considered the little Switzerland to the residents. Meaning that they get allot of snow and this is a distinct climate. And the cheeses and cuisines are different. 75% of the area is mountains, so lots of water and slopes. Even though Napoli is only 20 km away it can also be 20 points difference in temperature at night.
Taurasi is a small village within this sub-region. 100% Aglianico, but two types. One that comes from Montemarano, which is the farthest part on the southwest. This is the place that gives the wine their long aging potential. The other is Mirabella Edano, which makes the wine pretty (I think I got that). Mixed together in french barrique oak and large cask oak. 24 months in barrels and 12 in bottle. Potential for aging is 25 years.
Black cherry but with flowery violet lift on the nose. Very generous in fruit and up front, soft on the mid palate, but then carves out on the back with a clear and persistent minerality.
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12/22/2015 - Frijole wrote:
dark plum red, medium clarity, ruby hue
Nose: deep berries, earth, white pepper, bay leaf, leather, cola, tannins, oak
Pal: deep berries, leather, silver, black pepper, earth, clove, bay leaf, herbs, cola, tannins, oak
Feel: full, savory, acidic
Finish: medium, long
T8 (could be a 9, tannins can burn off)
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3/23/2015 - Mattias S wrote: 89 Points
March 22, 2015 - Väldigt typiskt italienskt på många vis med mörka körsbär, cassis, tranbär och kakao, samt lite antydan till stall, tjära och dill i bakgrunden. Det känns slutet och allt annat än öppet och inbjudande idag. I munnen är det tjurigt och ungt med syrlig och aningen bitter frukt med kraftiga tanniner och kropp runt medel.
Ett riktigt bra vin för framtiden möjligen, men idag så känns det lite under förväntan med tanke på pris och det saknar möjligen lite intensitet och komplexitet. Drack det till hemmagjord pizza igår med massor av vitlök och bacon, men det var nog inte den bästa kombinationen direkt.
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